How have things changed?, per square kilometre in Seychelles
Seychelles: How have things changed?, per square kilometre was 302.71 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
302.71 metric tons per square kilometre
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
7th
of 215 countries
All-time high
324.57 metric tons per square kilometre
in 2018
All-time low
4.35 metric tons per square kilometre
in 1965
Years of data
59
1965–2023
How have things changed?, per square kilometre in Seychelles, 1965–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in metric tons per square kilometre.
Analysis
Seychelles recorded 302.71 metric tons per square kilometre for how have things changed?, per square kilometre in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 88.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, how have things changed?, per square kilometre in Seychelles peaked at 324.57 metric tons per square kilometre in 2018 and was at its lowest, 4.35 metric tons per square kilometre, in 1965.
Seychelles ranks 7th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
How have things changed?, per square kilometre in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | metric tons per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 4.35 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1966 | 5.43 metric tons per square kilometre | +25.0% |
| 1967 | 5.43 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 5.43 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 5.43 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 6.52 metric tons per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 1971 | 6.52 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 6.52 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 6.52 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 7.61 metric tons per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 1975 | 8.59 metric tons per square kilometre | +12.9% |
| 1976 | 8.72 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1977 | 10 metric tons per square kilometre | +14.7% |
| 1978 | 11.74 metric tons per square kilometre | +17.4% |
| 1979 | 10.78 metric tons per square kilometre | -8.2% |
| 1980 | 10.17 metric tons per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 1981 | 11.35 metric tons per square kilometre | +11.7% |
| 1982 | 8.79 metric tons per square kilometre | -22.5% |
| 1983 | 8.56 metric tons per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1984 | 8.12 metric tons per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 1985 | 8.95 metric tons per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 1986 | 9.87 metric tons per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 1987 | 8.48 metric tons per square kilometre | -14.1% |
| 1988 | 9.44 metric tons per square kilometre | +11.4% |
| 1989 | 9.61 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 11.85 metric tons per square kilometre | +23.4% |
| 1991 | 17.74 metric tons per square kilometre | +49.7% |
| 1992 | 14.59 metric tons per square kilometre | -17.8% |
| 1993 | 11.47 metric tons per square kilometre | -21.4% |
| 1994 | 10.07 metric tons per square kilometre | -12.2% |
| 1995 | 9.14 metric tons per square kilometre | -9.3% |
| 1996 | 10.84 metric tons per square kilometre | +18.6% |
| 1997 | 31.8 metric tons per square kilometre | +193.4% |
| 1998 | 53.34 metric tons per square kilometre | +67.7% |
| 1999 | 74.89 metric tons per square kilometre | +40.4% |
| 2000 | 72.18 metric tons per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2001 | 117.11 metric tons per square kilometre | +62.3% |
| 2002 | 138.3 metric tons per square kilometre | +18.1% |
| 2003 | 189.36 metric tons per square kilometre | +36.9% |
| 2004 | 221.4 metric tons per square kilometre | +16.9% |
| 2005 | 237.94 metric tons per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 2006 | 203.14 metric tons per square kilometre | -14.6% |
| 2007 | 143.22 metric tons per square kilometre | -29.5% |
| 2008 | 151.06 metric tons per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 2009 | 176.34 metric tons per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 2010 | 189.37 metric tons per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 2011 | 164.09 metric tons per square kilometre | -13.4% |
| 2012 | 149.32 metric tons per square kilometre | -9.0% |
| 2013 | 160.67 metric tons per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 2014 | 164.14 metric tons per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 230.37 metric tons per square kilometre | +40.4% |
| 2016 | 283.48 metric tons per square kilometre | +23.1% |
| 2017 | 316.65 metric tons per square kilometre | +11.7% |
| 2018 | 324.57 metric tons per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 315.31 metric tons per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 309.51 metric tons per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 318.02 metric tons per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 299.66 metric tons per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 2023 | 302.71 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.0% |
Seychelles compared with similar countries
- Seychelles's 302.71 metric tons per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.48 metric tons per square kilometre, 204.0× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Seychelles's 302.71 metric tons per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.4382 metric tons per square kilometre, 690.8× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where How have things changed?, per square kilometre in Seychelles changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +193.4% | 10.84 metric tons per square kilometre | 31.8 metric tons per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.22 metric tons per square kilometre | 4.35 metric tons per square kilometre | 5.43 metric tons per square kilometre | 5 |
| 1970s | 8.35 metric tons per square kilometre | 6.52 metric tons per square kilometre | 11.74 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.33 metric tons per square kilometre | 8.12 metric tons per square kilometre | 11.35 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 24.57 metric tons per square kilometre | 9.14 metric tons per square kilometre | 74.89 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 165 metric tons per square kilometre | 72.18 metric tons per square kilometre | 237.94 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 229.8 metric tons per square kilometre | 149.32 metric tons per square kilometre | 324.57 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 307.48 metric tons per square kilometre | 299.66 metric tons per square kilometre | 318.02 metric tons per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Seychelles
- 4 Maldives 539.25 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 5 Marshall Islands 410.77 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 6 Kiribati 318.01 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 8 Micronesia (country) 236.21 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 9 Hong Kong 84.42 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 10 Malta 71.4 metric tons per square kilometre compare
More reference data data for Seychelles
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0024 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0046 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0075 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0075 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0082 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0082 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0247 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.043 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0348 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied 2.17 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is how have things changed?, per square kilometre in Seychelles?
- How have things changed?, per square kilometre in Seychelles was 302.71 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest how have things changed?, per square kilometre recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 324.57 metric tons per square kilometre in 2018.
- What is the lowest how have things changed?, per square kilometre recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.35 metric tons per square kilometre in 1965.
- How does Seychelles rank for how have things changed?, per square kilometre?
- Seychelles ranks 7th out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
- Is how have things changed?, per square kilometre rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is up 88.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Seychelles data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of How have things changed?, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
How have things changed? divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
How have things changed? ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- How have things changed? Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
How have things changed? divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.